The judges commented: "The story vividly transports readers to a home in Iraq in 2005 through the eyes of a then 5-year-old girl who witnesses her father being shot in the chest and arm. Fast forward to the family today, living and adapting to a new life in the U.S. The writer gives us a perspective we seldom glimpse behind the headlines."

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